Mangrove Mountain Landfill issues before courts
Legal advice concerning the Mangrove Mountain Landfill site and related proceedings was considered in a confidential Central Coast Council meeting on Monday, August 27, but the community has not yet…
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17,000 tonnes of waste containing asbestos dumped
Police, working with the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA), will allege that up to 17,000 tonnes of restricted waste, containing asbestos, appear to have been dumped, or disposed of illegally,…
EPA delays confirmation of PFAS contamination at power stations
As the NSW Labor opposition makes an election promise to ban toxic PFAS fire-fighting chemicals, the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has not produced any new public information about PFAS…
EPA damned by audit report – Court action underway
Court action against EPA underway to reopen Mangrove Mountain Landfill. Verde Terra, the owners of the Mangrove Mountain Landfill site, have commenced action in the NSW Land and Environment Court…
Coastal Residents’ Association warns against going to Wamberal and Terrigal Beaches
The NSW Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) and Central Coast Council do not believe there is any need to close Wamberal or Terrigal Beaches, but, Mr Pat Aiken, from Coastal Residents’ Association, said his…
PM2.5 emissions have increased by almost 500 percent
Emissions of PM2.5, the fine particle pollution that causes the greatest damage to lungs, from Vales Point Power Station, have increased from 12,000kg to 70,000kg in the past 12 months,…
436 hectares of unlined ash dams require constant monitoring
The unlined, 40-year-old, ash dams at Munmorah and Vales Point Power Stations, cover a total of 436 hectares but, according to the NSW EPA, they are monitored carefully. Mr Gary…
Colongra contamination reports unavailable
Snowy Hydro has stated it is not in a position to release a report from the two studies it has commissioned to test for the presence of contamination from firefighting…
Greens call for fire station tests
The Central Coast Greens have called for the NSW Environmental Protection Authority to test all local fire stations for contamination from fire-fighting foam containing perfluorooctan sulfonic acid. Firefighting foam containing…
Demolition company fined by EPA
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has fined demolition company, Serious About Civil, $15,000 for unlawfully using its West Gosford site as a waste facility. Serious About Civil operates an…
Power station manager warns of unnecessarily alarming the public about PFAS
Mr Steve Saladine, Managing Director of Generator Property Management, the company that now owns Munmorah Power Station, said that it was important not to unnecessarily alarm the public about the…
EPA to advise on PFAS pollution in water
Local politicians and Central Coast Council both say that they are waiting for more information from the EPA about the presence of PFAS fire-fighting chemicals in surface water, ground water,…
Mountain Districts Association refers EPA chairman to ICAC
The Mountain Districts Association (MDA), based on concerns that an ICAC investigation into the NSW EPA will not look high enough, has referred CEO and Chair of the EPA, Mr…
ABC 4 Corners blows the lid off dumping at Mangrove Mountain
NSW Shadow Minister for the Environment, the State Labor Members for Gosford, Wyong and The Entrance, The Greens NSW and the Community Environment Network are all demanding that the NSW…
Council responds to 4 Corners program allegations
Central Coast Council issued a statement following the 4 Corners program which said that it was aware that the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) was investigating issues arising from the…
Stop Press: EPA refers matters raised in 4 Corners program to ICAC
Issues raised in the ABC 4 Corners report that highlighted illegal dumping at Spencer and mismanagement of the Mangrove Mountain landfill have been referred to the NSW Independent Commission Against…
Residents’ meeting calls for more EPA air pollution monitoring
A heated community meeting of residents who live near the Eraring and Vales Point power stations has called for the NSW Government to get serious about monitoring air pollution from…
Council accused of ignoring major health issue
The Mountain Districts Association (MDA) has made a fresh demand for a forensic investigation into Mangrove Mountain Landfill. MDA spokesperson, Dr Stephen Goodwin, said he had written to Central Coast…
Torrents of water containing toxic leachate are flowing into water catchment area
The recent heavy rains have renewed community fears about the safety of the Mangrove Mountain landfill. Mountain Districts Association (MDA) spokesperson, Ms Marilyn Steiner, said: “The piecemeal way that the…
Independent technical consultant appointed for landfill site
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA), in consultation with Mountain Districts Association representatives, has appointed a technical consultant to provide information and independent advice on the Verde Terra landfill at…